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Uta Frith, “Exploring Autism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Uta Frith, “Exploring Autism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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Length:
96 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Exploring Autism is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and one of the world’s leading experts on autism Uta Frith, Professor of Cognitive Development at University College London. Topics that are examined in this extensive conversation are what autism actually is, the reasons behind the increased number of diagnoses over the last few years, autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s syndrome, mentalizing, brain imaging to research the cognitive and neurobiological bases of autism and much more.
Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.
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Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.
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Released:
Aug 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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